Laguna's eyes widened a bit as she noticed the young teen in the bedroom, and it sure as hell looks like she just moved properly in. She wasn't here when she first came to get her shoes, was she? Then again, she had never actually gone into the bedroom before. If this was an NPC sister who lived at Mom's house, Hydance certainly made it interesting.

After all, she had never heard of an NPC doing a trade before, but who knows? Maybe it was part of a new update pushed out? Or maybe they were just a real person? In the end, did it even matter in this world? She certainly spent a huge amount of her time trying to help out Ash, even though she was an NPC.

"Mr. Mime!"

She laughed at the Pokemon, a soft grin on her face. She always had a bit of a soft spot for the Pokemon, but she admittedly had a much bigger interest in its Galarian form and its evolution.

"Hi! Yeah, I'm here about the mime. You put the paper up, right? Are you looking for anything in particular in return?" She'd walk further into the room, politely leaving the door open. Sure, it was "her" bedroom too, but it really didn't feel like it.

"I don't have a whole lot to trade, but I might have something that interests you!"

Hmm, now Laguna was in an interesting position.

Ruby clearly didn't know what she wanted, which left Laguna up to be able to suggest anything. But she also made it seem like she didn't really want another Pokemon to just sit in the hoard of Pokemon every player must have by now. Which seemed fair, she could understand wanting to keep only the Pokemon that you could bond with. Everyone played this game differently.

"Hmm, well, let's see." She pulls up her own UI to look at the trading information and reviewed her Pokemon and Inventory. Humming, Laguna casually scrolled through everything.

And her eyes eventually settled on something.

Two Kyogre DNA Strands.

As far as she was aware, she only needed one in the end, even if it took longer to make an egg. And giving someone a strand of DNA to make their own legendary Pokemon was probably the biggest gift she could give to anyone in this game.

So why not? She liked making people happy, and it felt nice. Not to mention, two Kyogre existing in the world from her DNA was a lot cooler than just making one. Maybe they could be buddies someday!

"Here you go!" Laguna spoke with a wide grin on her face, putting a single strand of DNA into the trade menu and confirming it on her side. "DNA, from Kyogre! The shaper of the seas! I already got another one, I don't mind. Go ahead, enjoy!"

And now, Laguna had only grown more confused. She smiled immediately at the Mr. Mime becoming hers, moving to affectionately pat the guy on the head before returning her attention to the young girl across the room.

Helped Ash construct the DNA machine? With siblings? Who referred to the other players as siblings? That's... something an NPC would do, right? She was definitely going to have to ask questions about this online at some point.

"Perhaps indeed! You enjoy your little bumbling bundle of joy when he's made, huh? Try not to flood Mom's house, I don't think she'd like that."

She'd recall the Mr. Mime, and promptly descend the stairs with a little pep in her step. Mr. Rime would be hers eventually, with just a little bit more effort. She might have to wait longer to get her own Kyogre, but hey, she was stubborn, not impatient.

"Bye Mom!" She called out to her as she quickly ran out the front door, excitedly sliding away once more.

"Don't be afraid to come back for dinner, sometime young lady!" Mom shouted out, only to chuckle quietly and move back to her stove. "Ahh, Laguna, never sitting still. So much like her father."